56 Day Challenge

Let me just preface this post by saying that we have an amazing Stake Womens' Athletic Director.  She works very hard to incorporate physical fitness activities for people of all ages and needs.  Not only do we have volleyball and basketball but we also have zumba and an upcoming hiking and walking group.  And we recently started "The 56 Day Challenge."  This challenge, which I agreed to, is going to kill me if it doesn't make me better!  Ha ha.  What is it?  It's basically a point system that you incorporate into you life...and it's not really that bad.  You get points for exercising, drinking water, keeping a food journal, not drinking soda, eating your fruits and veggies, not eating dessert, sleeping, following a meal plan, and having personal goals.

We started last week.  And let me tell you, I looked at the list and quickly surmised that I was on the right track already for a lot of the items tracked in this challenge.  So, I thought to myself, "Sure, why not?  It will help me keep my current goals and keep better track of my life and give me the push I needed to add in a few things here and there... 

So here are my results thus far...I suck at eating fruits and vegetables.  I average 1or 2 of each a day unless I very consciously make myself eat them.  And I HATE keeping a food journal.  It's a big pain in the buttooshka.  However, I am realizing that I eat A LOT of calories cuz I like sugar and cheese and sugar and cookies and chocolate.  And I eat a lot of high-calorie foods.  It's a bad habit that's going to bite me in that aforementioned buttooshka one day.  So why not work on it now?  Exercise more or eat less.  And drink lots of water...

It you want to jump on the boat leave me a message and I'll email you a copy of the challenge...the more the merrier.